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consisting of or relating to pictures
that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa
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producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
she writes a very pictorial kind of poetry, using words the way a painter applies strokes of color
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Recent Examples of pictorial
Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
It was not understood that the artist, through rigorous pictorial research, was aiming to chart the history of the image of female genitalia in the history of art from the classical period onward.
—Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
In January 1960 Stevens was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month (she was later featured in Playboy pictorials in 1965 and 1968, and on the magazine’s list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century, Stevens appeared at No. 27).
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 17 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
For example, many engineering, scientific, or mathematical representations are pictorial or abstract.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
It was not understood that the artist, through rigorous pictorial research, was aiming to chart the history of the image of female genitalia in the history of art from the classical period onward.
—Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
In this photo, Jayson Tatum (right) and Celtics fans erupt after his basket at the buzzer defeated Kyrie Irving (left) and the Nets 115-114.Jim Davis/Globe Staff Jonathan Wiggs received an honorable mention in pictorial in the Boston Press Photographers Association’s 2022 annual contests.
—Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
In January 1960 Stevens was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month (she was later featured in Playboy pictorials in 1965 and 1968, and on the magazine’s list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century, Stevens appeared at No. 27).
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 17 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial
Noun
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Join interactive Pro clinics led by our Pros Carter Worth, Dan Niles, and Dan Ives, with a special edition of Pro Talks with Tom Lee.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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On the weekends, however, feel free have a little more fun with the look and put on your favorite band T-shirt or graphic tee.—
Antonio Fuentes,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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More vivid economic statistics to aid government intervention in the economy.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Users should experience more vivid colors, improved saturation and higher contrast.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2025
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Once the chocolate is frozen, break the sheet into crackers for dipping.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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Waukegan enforces a three-minute limit on in-person audience members who choose to speak during meetings, and also requires them to register on a sign-in sheet posted on the doors of the council chambers.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To be clear, this was a photographic corona; no one saw it with their own eyes.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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During the team’s 2021 photographic effort to document all the inscriptions and graffiti on the walls of the Cenacle, the technique revealed writing and drawings whose colors had faded beyond recognition.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That’s descriptive, certainly, but still doesn’t really tell us what a star is.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2025
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Again, cisgender and cis are not slurs, and the misinformation around the terms is likely due to the broadly anti-trans conservative campaign against basic descriptive language for those outside the majority.—
Quispe López,
Them,
18 Mar. 2025
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Getting dumped via text is one thing; getting dumped via the tabloids is another entirely.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Combat now includes sound effects, visual effects, hit reactions and crosshairs.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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In his new book Cinema of Extractions (Columbia University Press), Caltech professor of visual culture Brian Jacobson puts the spotlight on the physical footprint of the business of Hollywood.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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